The EESC and DG ECFIN held an online conference on the EU economic governance framework as part of the related public debate. The event aimed to engage civil society with a view to building consensus on the future of the economic governance framework.

EESC president Christa Schweng opened by stating that "instead of a return to normal, we advocate for a turn to a revised and rebalanced prosperity-oriented economic governance framework." She also highlighted the need to involve all key stakeholders, including civil society organisations. The Commissioner for Economy, Paolo Gentiloni, then followed, stating that "building a consensus in time for 2023 will not be an easy task, but we must seize this unique opportunity to align our fiscal rules with our ambition for strong, sustainable and inclusive growth in Europe". Margarida Marques MEP then presented the EP's report on the review of the macroeconomic legislative framework, and was followed by a panel discussion. The last part was dedicated to how a renewed economic governance framework could resolve the investment gap challenge in order to achieve the twin transition. EESC rapporteur Dominika Biegon presented her own-initiative opinion "Reshaping the EU fiscal framework for a sustainable recovery and a just transition". (tk)